The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Avista Corporation (Avista Corp. or the Company) was held on May 10, 2012. Five proposals were submitted to shareholders as disclosed in Avista Corp.s
Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 30, 2012 four of which were approved. There were 58,627,915 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 9, 2012, the proxy record date, with 52,774,389 shares represented at said
meeting. The proposals and the results of the voting are as follows:

All directors were elected for one-year terms expiring as of the date of the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as the
number of votes cast for exceeded the number of votes against. Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the election.

Proposal 2:
Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for 2012.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker
Non-votes

51,833,011

714,202

227,176

N/A

This proposal was approved as the number of votes cast for exceeded the number of votes against.

Proposal 3:
Amendment of the Companys Restated Articles of Incorporation (Articles) to reduce certain shareholder approval
requirements. This proposal was separated into two specific proposals according to the current standard required for approval.

Proposal
3A:
This proposal would reduce the voting requirements to the holders of the majority of the outstanding shares of common stock (from the current 2/3 requirement) for transactions such as the creation of a new class of stock and the disposition
of assets (including mergers).

For

Against

Abstain

Broker
Non-votes

43,713,535

1,862,716

307,323

6,890,815

Proposal 3A was approved as it received the affirmative vote of the holders of 2/3 of the issued and outstanding shares
of Avista Corp. common stock.

Proposal 3B:
This proposal would reduce the voting requirements to the holders of the majority of the
outstanding shares of common stock (from the current 80 percent requirement contained in the Articles) for certain amendments to the Articles and transactions with an Interested Shareholder (as defined in the Articles).

For

Against

Abstain

Broker
Non-votes

43,752,928

1,840,915

289,731

6,890,815

This proposal was not approved as it did not receive the affirmative vote of the holders of 80 percent of the issued and
outstanding shares of Avista Corp. common stock.

Proposal 4:
Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker
Non-votes

41,892,245

2,481,154

1,510,175

6,890,815

This advisory (non-binding) resolution was approved as the number of votes cast for exceeded the number of
votes against. Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

AVISTA CORPORATION

(Registrant)

Date: May 14, 2012

/s/ Marian M. Durkin

Marian M. Durkin

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Chief Compliance Officer

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